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Education & Qualifications in Whittlesea

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 3 percentage points exists between the Year 12 completion rate in Whittlesea and the national figure, reflecting a local trend of rising education levels. More people here have finished high school now than a decade ago, and university degrees are becoming more common.

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📍 Whittlesea, Council (LGA)

Where Whittlesea sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.4% ▲ +73.3%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Whittlesea — higher than 78% of areas.

Whittlesea23.4%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 61.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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61.9% ▲ +25.6%

Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Whittlesea, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.

Year 12 61.9% Year 9 or below 12.7% Year 10 10.8% Year 11 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.4% of the population, a figure that rose nearly 10 points since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.4% ▲ +73.3%

Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Whittlesea splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.

Bachelor degree 26.1% Certificate III / IV 25.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.7% Postgraduate degree 10.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.4% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Whittlesea has 61 schools with 36,552 enrolments, which is among the largest for this level. These schools are typically much larger than those in similar areas, with most students attending government primary schools.

Average school ICSEA

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1,030

Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Whittlesea

61 schools — 36,552 students, average ICSEA 1,030.

By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 15 · Independent 5

By type: Primary 41 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
Marymede Catholic College, South Morang Catholic Combined — 2,467 1,069
St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping Catholic Secondary — 2,185 1,059
Hazel Glen College, Doreen Government Combined — 2,141 1,023
Mernda Central P-12 College, Mernda Government Combined — 1,746 1,009
Al Siraat College, Epping Independent Combined — 1,554 1,067
Edgars Creek Secondary College, Wollert Government Secondary — 1,330 999
St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park Catholic Primary — 1,260 1,073
Lalor Secondary College, Lalor Government Secondary — 1,110 964
Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park Government Secondary — 976 1,023
Epping Secondary College, Epping Government Secondary — 975 956
Laurimar Primary School, Doreen Government Primary — 968 1,027
Harvest Home Primary School, Epping Government Primary — 885 1,043
Mernda Primary School, Mernda Government Primary — 844 1,035
Edgars Creek Primary School, Wollert Government Primary — 812 1,025
Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary — 737 1,064
Whittlesea Secondary College, Whittlesea Government Secondary — 723 967
The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang Government Combined — 688 1,004
Epping Views Primary School, Epping Government Primary — 684 1,029
Northside Christian College, Bundoora Independent Combined — 643 1,102
Wollert Primary School, Wollert Government Primary — 601 1,012
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School, Epping Catholic Primary — 595 1,060
Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary — 563 1,015
Glowrey Catholic Primary School, Wollert Catholic Primary — 559 1,071
Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary — 529 1,065
Donnybrook Primary School, Donnybrook Government Primary — 502 1,036
Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen Government Primary — 497 1,037
St Joseph's School, Mernda Catholic Primary — 497 1,094
Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown Government Secondary — 461 926
St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen Catholic Primary — 454 1,080
Lalor Gardens Primary School, Lalor Government Primary — 408 981
Whittlesea Primary School, Whittlesea Government Primary — 395 977
Wollert Secondary College, Wollert Government Secondary — 389 1,005
Meadowglen Primary School, Epping Government Primary — 384 966
St Damian's School, Bundoora Catholic Primary — 378 1,080
Barrawang Primary School, Wollert Government Primary — 375 1,053
Morang South Primary School, South Morang Government Primary — 375 1,027
Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda Government Primary — 369 1,057
Mernda Hills Christian College, Mernda Independent Combined — 359 1,119
Lalor North Secondary College, Epping Government Secondary — 355 960
St Peter's School, Epping Catholic Primary — 348 1,061
Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 331 1,062
Lalor North Primary School, Lalor Government Primary — 330 998
Epping Primary School, Epping Government Primary — 319 977
St Clare's School, Thomastown Catholic Primary — 319 1,043
St Luke's School, Lalor Catholic Primary — 313 1,049
St Catherine's School, Lalor Catholic Primary — 289 1,036
Findon Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary — 278 1,008
St Mary's School, Whittlesea Catholic Primary — 262 1,032
Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 252 954
Lalor Primary School, Lalor Government Primary — 228 984
St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown Catholic Primary — 228 1,035
Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 213 966
Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 204 970
Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 176 967
Merriang School, Lalor Government Combined — 129 1,006
Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School, Wollert Catholic Primary — 111 1,098
Wirrigirri Primary School, Wollert Government Primary — 111 1,062
Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora Government Primary — 110 992
Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor Government Secondary — 101 968
Y Community School, Epping Independent Secondary — 65 966
Plenty River College, South Morang Independent Secondary — 62 1,013

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27070/whittlesea/topic/education